WiFi is already radically changing the way in which the internet is accessed in the home, in the office, in public locations and on the move. However wireless LANs are only one part of a much bigger wireless broadband landscape that is now unfolding before us. WiMAX and 802.20 threaten to have just as big...
AMD has come under fire for its over-zealous attempt to create a company-branded network of Wi-Fi hotspots that may see the chip maker getting into legal hot water. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Texas Instruments today unveiled its third generation 802.11 solution specifically designed for mobile devices such as cell phones, smartphones and PDAs. Via [news.designtechnica.com]
Taiwanese hardware maker Asustek Computer will launch a hard-drive case that can be accessed over high-speed 802.11g wireless networks, the company announced at CeBIT. Via [computerweekly.com]
If the future of Wi-Fi is complete ubiquity and pervasiveness than it's likely that Mesh architecture for wireless LANs will play a pivotal role. Via [internetnews.com]
Agere is the latest firm to introduce a semi-proprietary, turbocharged Wi-Fi chipset anticipate the 108Mbps standard expected in two years' time. The company is trying to make up for its recent dormant state in the WLAN business, and is claiming peak rates of 150Mbps. Via [theregister.co.uk]
The spread of wi-fi is being hampered by increasing complex and incompatible products, an industry body promoting the technology has said. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]
T-Mobile today offered what it claimed was a "simplified" and "standardised" pricing structure for its Wi-Fi hotspots that introduces direct billing for the company's mobile phone subscribers. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Tom Montalbano seems like an ideal customer for wireless Internet "hot spots" in hotels, restaurants and airports. The 41-year-old insurance investigator travels four days a week, compiling reports from jewelry robberies on his laptop computer. Via [online.wsj.com]
The Wi-Fi Alliance has lifted the lid on its wireless roadmap and predicted that kit based on 802.11n will be in the shops by autumn next year. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
A company whose emergency-response devices communicate through each other rather than through a centralized hub alone is expanding the technology to work on other kinds of wireless equipment. Via [usatoday.com]
The Canadian government may soon have to change the official motto of Ontario to "Wireless she began and wireless she remains" as the number of hotspots continues to rise in the area. Via [internetnews.com]
Trapeze Networks' new chief executive officer, Jim Vogt, thinks a product called Ringmaster is one of his prize assets. I'd agree. I think he ought to give it away. Via [eweek.com]
Virgin has finally launched a wireless Internet access trial on its trains, while GNER's original three month trial has now been extended and expanded. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
New radio link is expected to challenge Bluetooth in the 'Personal area network' - but could also prove a better bet than Wi-fi for home and office networks. Via [vnunet.com]